October is LGBTQ+ History Month. Join us f or a special event featuring local historian Amy Bertsch. Amy will share t he story of Hannah Nokes\, an African American transgender woman who made headlines in 1933 when she testified in a high-profile murder trial. Learn about Nokes's life\, her place in history\, and the broader social contex t of her remarkable story. Her story is among those featured in the book " Queer Virginia: New Stories in the Old Dominion." Don't miss this opportun ity to explore an important chapter of Virginia's LGBTQ+ History and meet one of the historians helping to preserve and share these stories.
\nAmy Bertsch is an independent research historian specializing in African American and Virginia history. She earned an M.A. in History from Sam Hous ton State University and previously worked in public history with the Offi ce of Historic Alexandria. Amy also taught in the Public History and Histo ric Preservation Certificate Program at Northern Virginia Community Colleg e\, a program she completed herself.
\nIn addition to her essay abou t Hannah Nokes in Queer Virginia\, Amy's published work includes a chapter in Historic Alexandria's African American Emancipation in an Occ upied City\, the article "Lost Potters of Loudoun County\, Virginia: The G ardner-Duncan Family" in the Journal of Early Southern Decorative Arts\, a nd the occasional "Out of the Attic" history column in the Alexandria Time s. Through her research and writing\, she helps bring overlooked stories f rom Virginia's past to a wider audience. \;
\nFollowing the pres entation\, Amy will sign copies of Queer Virginia\, which will be available for purchase.
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